History of christmas

People who celebrate Christmas history celebrate midwinter from prehistoric times. They show a long flame of the day and the beginning of the ceremony. In December the sacred day of Rome - the feast and the time of gambling lasted for several weeks. Nordic Germanic tribes also celebrated feasts, drinks, and religious ceremonies along the way. It is believed that Jesus of Nazareth was born in the spring. Pope Julius I chose to celebrate his birth on December 25th in the 4th century AD - adding Christianity to the long-established midwinter festival.

"Many people accidentally believe Christmas is a Christian holiday, the early Christmas history consists of the birth ceremony and customs of" infidels "(non-Christians) who preceded Jesus centuries ago It was. Many of the traditions that we care about, such as Christmas tree decoration, Christmas carol songs, Christmas gifts, etc., are rooted in religious traditions other than Christianity. Since this is Jesus's birthday, no one knows what the date is, but in the Bible probably it does not happen in winter. This celebration is about the death of Natalis solis invicti. Sunny day on December 22

Armenians usually celebrate Christmas on January 6th. The reason for this unusual date comes from ancient history. "In the Roman Catholic Church of the 4th century, officials decided on Christmas day on 25th December." Prior to this, the Armenians celebrated Christmas January 6th. , As a holiday in Armenia. It is also consistent with Epiphany. The Armenians denied a new mission to Roman Christmas on 6th January, continuing to celebrate Jesus 'birth and Jesus' baptism. When the Gregorian calendar was implemented in 1582, Armenians refused to revise the calendar and continued to obey the Julian calendar. But today, only Patriarch of Armenia in Jerusalem is still using the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar was 13 days earlier than the Gregorian calendar, so according to the Julian calendar, when the Armenians of Elmerem celebrated Christmas on 6th January, the Gregorian calendar counted this day as January 19th.